WHISKEYSWAMP Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 Big buck down Shot a nice 11 point tonight... will have to post details and pics in the next couple days, tired and heading to bed... sorry to leave you hanging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 come on i want the story (and pics would be nice too ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 (edited) will get to it soon... too dark by the time I got him out for good pics. He looks kind of like this though, only bloodier. Edited November 2, 2009 by WHISKEYSWAMP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 dude come on!!! wheres the story!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 (edited) Here's the story: If you look at the trail cam pic above… behind that buck goes down into a deep wide river bottom. I decided to take the climber and set up on the opposite side of the river where the deer normally cross. At about 4:30 a couple of yearlings came running down the opposite ridge into a thicket to my west. Not long after they bolted out of there and was running all through the woods. A little while later, as I was watching a doe on the opposite side of the river, I turned to see this buck coming out of the thicket at about 60 yards but across the property line. I grunted, he lifted his head then back down and kept walking. He took a couple more steps and I grunted harder. He jerked his head back up and stood there. After about 30 seconds or so, I turned my grunt tube away from him and gave off 3 quick grunts. Apparently that was enough to piss him off. He hopped the fence and proceeded to tear up a tree at about 40 yards out. I couldn’t see him trough the thick brush and leaves, but the top of the tree gave away his anger. After a few minutes of making his mark he came through the thick patch of trees raking his antlers on every branch that got in his way. As he was coming through, I drew my bow. He walked quartering to my right at about 20 yards and I held my pin in a shooting lane straight away from me. Given how close he was, I just waited for his shoulder to hit my pin rather than stop him. The rage slice through him like butter and he ran about 70 yards, stopped and piled up right there… always good to see that. As the saying goes “I shook like a leaf” as I climbed down the tree. I gutted and drug him about 100 yards and across the river. After that a buddy made it to help get it the rest of the way out. If not for the help, I’d still be dragging him out. These are the only pics I have of him from last night... had to hurry to make the checkin station and had an hour drive home. I plan on taking a bunch tonight. Edited November 2, 2009 by WHISKEYSWAMP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwoods07 Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 WOW!! That's a heckuva deer!!!! Congrats bud!! Good for you! Great story too!! I just got back from the farm. The corn is finally comin down this week hopefully. We saw two shooters and got a couple more on our cams. I got some great video footage of a coyote howlin about 80 yds away. Next weekend I might pick up my bow for a hunt or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 WTG dude!!! i got close to getting my first deer tonight, story in the bowhunting room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rem308 Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 That's a great way to up our team score! Great buck, a real trophy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 CONGRATS on a big old Buckeye hawg!!!!!!!!!! Nice Job!!! I may have missed my only good chance this morning. Had a dandy 8-pointer run 2 does past me. I got drawn and had trouble getting him stopped. When he did stop at 22 yards broadside, there was a little, limby tree right in front of his gearbox. No shot opportunity. Bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwoods07 Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 Strut, there will be plenty more opportunities!!! If you saw him once, chances are you're gonna see him again. If not, maybe you'll catch his dad walkin by! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 man guys i am so pumped. i hear the rut is really kicking in!!! and im going hunting tomorrow night!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanky72 Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 No luck yet. Hey team, I am still here. I will be taking off a couple of days next week to hunt. So hopefully my luck will change for the better. Great job everyone so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 man been looking for you lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 anyone seen nysbuckmaster??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Monday was incredible!! Tuesday was good. The rest of the week's been worthless. Shoulda been turkey hunting instead. Tomorrow and next Saturday (last day of archery) and my buck hunting's basically over. No way to get any weekdays off work to gun hunt. Weekends in gun season are for working on the Christmas tree farm. If something doesn't pan out in the next two Saturdays, it'll be up to late bow season for a chance (slim chance) at a buck. May get time to whack a couple does with the rifle if I can do it before tree customers start to show up on Saturdays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rem308 Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 (edited) Hey Team, I took Thursday & Friday off work and headed to the farm...the rut is in in WV and the bucks were chasing. I saw several bucks but only had this one cruise through in range. He isn't the biggest, but he is my first buck with a bow. He's a 4 pointer. Edited November 8, 2009 by Rem308 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 Way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 great job Rem! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 congrats!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted November 9, 2009 Report Share Posted November 9, 2009 man last night's sleep SUCKED!! i had a dream that i shot a big monster that had split g2s on both sides and on his right side he had junk on his split g2...but then i never could find him :( man it SUCKED!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwoods07 Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 Hey guys, I'm back from the farm for a day or two. We saw about 20 different bucks, had a whole bunch in range, but not what we're looking for. We saw about 5 or 6 different shooters, even had a couple in range, just not able to get a shot off. I'm headin back to the farm on Thursday and will be hunting until Tuesday. I have my eye on the 160" ten point I got a shot on earlier this year. He's been hanging around lately. Hopefull he'll make another mistake and I'll be able to capitalize. Wish me luck! I'll check back next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 good luck BW... I'm heading up to my cabin in the UP on Thursday for next week's deer camp... I'm just hoping to see a deer and maybe fill my expensive non resident tag with a spike or fork horn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted November 10, 2009 Report Share Posted November 10, 2009 i blew it yep that's right, had a good sized 8 point to my left and i guess he seen me and he was off. i had him at 60 yards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Well.................had one of the crappiest bow seasons in a while. Ended yesterday with not seeing a single deer, morning or evening. That, pretty much, squashes my chances for getting a buck this year. I should be able to contribute a doe in gun season. But my buck hunting's all but done until late archery (after Christmas). And my chances of seeing a shooter then are about zero. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt or be Hunted Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 just keep your hopes up man.... i shot at a 4 point wed, morning and missed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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